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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 many topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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