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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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