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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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