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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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