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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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