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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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