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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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