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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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