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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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