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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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