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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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