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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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