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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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