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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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