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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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