You do not want to remove runat="server"
from head
; it'll create other problems.
Use the following method which is a default method in ASP.Net Web Forms Application in Visual Studio 2012.
<!-- Master Page -->
<head runat="server">
<title>Foo - <%: Page.Title %></title>
</head>
<!-- Content Page/xxx.aspx -->
<%@ Page Title="Home Page" ...>