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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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