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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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