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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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