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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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