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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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