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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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 classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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