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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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