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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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