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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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