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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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