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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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