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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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