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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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