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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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