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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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