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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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