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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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