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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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