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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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