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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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