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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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