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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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