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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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