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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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