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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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