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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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