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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning 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 training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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