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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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