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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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