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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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