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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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