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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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