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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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