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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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