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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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