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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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