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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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