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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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