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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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