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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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