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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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