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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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