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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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