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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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