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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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