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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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