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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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