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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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