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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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