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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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