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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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