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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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