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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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