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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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