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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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