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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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