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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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