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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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