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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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