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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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