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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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