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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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