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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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