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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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