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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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