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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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