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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are 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 variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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