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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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