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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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