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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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