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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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