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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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