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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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