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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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