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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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