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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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