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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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