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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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