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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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