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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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