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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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