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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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