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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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