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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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