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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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