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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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