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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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