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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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