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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world 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. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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