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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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