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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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