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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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