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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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