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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not 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 online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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