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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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