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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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