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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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