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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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