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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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