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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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