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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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