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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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