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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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