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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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