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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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