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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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