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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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