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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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