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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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