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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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