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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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