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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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