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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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