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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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