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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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