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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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