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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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