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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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