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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally 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 many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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