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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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