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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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