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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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