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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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