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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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