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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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