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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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