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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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