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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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