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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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