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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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