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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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