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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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