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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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