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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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