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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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