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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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