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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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