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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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