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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. 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 stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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