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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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