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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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