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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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