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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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