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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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