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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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