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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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