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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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