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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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