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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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