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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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