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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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