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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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