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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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