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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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