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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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