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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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