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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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