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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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