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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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