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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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