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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. 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 we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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