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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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