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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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