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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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