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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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