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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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