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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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