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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with 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 organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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