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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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