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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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