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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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