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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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