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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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