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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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