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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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