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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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