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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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