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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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