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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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