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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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