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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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