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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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