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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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