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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all around 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 free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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