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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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