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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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