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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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