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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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