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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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