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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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