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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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