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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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