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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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