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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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