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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving 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 educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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