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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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