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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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