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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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