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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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