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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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