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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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