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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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