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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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