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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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