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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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