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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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