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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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