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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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