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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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