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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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