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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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