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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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