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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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