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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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