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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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