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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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