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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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