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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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