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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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