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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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