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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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