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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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