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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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