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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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