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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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