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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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