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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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