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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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