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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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