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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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