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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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