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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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