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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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