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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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