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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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