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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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