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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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