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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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