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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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