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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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