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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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