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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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