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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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