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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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