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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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