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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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