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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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