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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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