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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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