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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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