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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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