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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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