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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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