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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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