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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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