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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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