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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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