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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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