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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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