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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always 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 online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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