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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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