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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around 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. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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