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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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