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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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