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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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