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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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