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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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