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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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