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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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