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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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