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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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