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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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