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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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