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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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