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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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