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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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