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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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