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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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