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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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