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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider 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 teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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