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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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