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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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