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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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