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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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