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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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