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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable 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. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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