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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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