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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. 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 students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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