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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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