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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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