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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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