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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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