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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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