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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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