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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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