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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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