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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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