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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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