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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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