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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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