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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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