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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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