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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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