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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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