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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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