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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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