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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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