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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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