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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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