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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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