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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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