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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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