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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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