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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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