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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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