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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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