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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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