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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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