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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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