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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)