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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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