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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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