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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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