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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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