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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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