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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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