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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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