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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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