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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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