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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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