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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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