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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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