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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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