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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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