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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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