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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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