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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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