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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in 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 ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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