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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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