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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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