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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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