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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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