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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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