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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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