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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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