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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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