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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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