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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people all around 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. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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