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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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