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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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