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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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