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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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