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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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