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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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