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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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