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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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