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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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