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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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