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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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