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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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