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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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