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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

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