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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable students all around 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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