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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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