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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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