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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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