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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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