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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not 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 several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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