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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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