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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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