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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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