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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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