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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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