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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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