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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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