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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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