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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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