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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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