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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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