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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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