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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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