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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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