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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. 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 institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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