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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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