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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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