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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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