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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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