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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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