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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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