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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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