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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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