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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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