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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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