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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering today 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 we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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