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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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