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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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