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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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