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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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