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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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