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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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