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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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