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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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