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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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