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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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