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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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