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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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