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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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