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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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