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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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