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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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