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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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