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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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