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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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