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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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