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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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