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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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