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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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