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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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