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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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