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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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