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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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