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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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