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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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