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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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