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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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