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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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