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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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