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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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