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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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