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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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