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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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