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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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