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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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