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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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