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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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