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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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