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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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