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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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