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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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