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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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