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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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