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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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