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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

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