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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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