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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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