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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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