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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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