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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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