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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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