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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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