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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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