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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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