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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have 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 we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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