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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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