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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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