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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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