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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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