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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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