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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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