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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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