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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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