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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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