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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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