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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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