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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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