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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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