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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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