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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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