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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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MOOCS And Open Education