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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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