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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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