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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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