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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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