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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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