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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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