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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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