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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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