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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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