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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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