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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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