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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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