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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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