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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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