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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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