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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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