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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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