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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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