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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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