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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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