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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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