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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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