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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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