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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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