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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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