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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 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 we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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