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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever 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 organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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